The effects of sink action on archaeological deposits in caves
An Indonesian example
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3919190 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian C Glover, Ian Glover (0000-0002-8878-1694, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 302-317 |
| Publication date | 1979-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1979.9979739 |
| OpenAlex | W2020653340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 8 |
Caves are important to prehistoric archaeologists because they focus settlement in a limited area, and act as relatively stable containers for long sequences of stratified deposits, rich in artefacts and food residues. However, the geomorphological processes which led to the formation of the caves themselves frequently still operate, and the stability of cave deposits should be demonstrated and not taken for granted. Sink action leading to undermining and collapse of occupational deposits has been demonstrated for earlier Pleistocene sites, but two examples from Sulawesi, Indonesia are presented in which deposits have slumped by several metres since their formation in Late and post‐Pleistocene times
Archaeology · Cave · Excavation · Geography · Pleistocene · Prehistory · Geological and Geophysical Studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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Les productions lithiques de l’Archipel indonésien
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The geoarchaeology of hominin dispersals to and from tropical Southeast Asia
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Sedimentation, re-sedimentation and chronologies in archaeologically-important caves
Past Human Activity and Geomorphological Change in a Guano-Rich Tropical Cave Mouth
Culture History of the Toalean of South Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Human Use of Caves in Peninsular and Island Southeast Asia
Reconstructing the geomorphic history of Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia
The dating of the Island Southeast Asian Neolithic
Tools Underfoot
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2022 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |